Lake Itkul

Itkul

lake Itkul
Coordinates 56°05′N 60°18′E / 56.09°N 60.3°E / 56.09; 60.3 (Lake Itkul)
Primary inflows Dolgaya, Shardatma, Zyuzelka, Karabayka, Kamenuchka
Primary outflows Istok
Catchment area 154 km2 (0 sq mi)
Basin countries Russia
Max. length 7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width 5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area 30 km2 (12 sq mi)
Average depth 7.8 m (26 ft)
Max. depth 16.6 m (54 ft)
Water volume 0.0234 km3 (0 cu mi)
Surface elevation 273 m (896 ft)
Frozen November–May
Islands 1
Settlements Verkhny Ufaley


Itkul is a lake situated in the north of the Chelyabinsk oblast, 20 kilometers from the town of Verkhny Ufaley. Lake Itkul was declared a natural monument.

The lake is surrounded by low Ural mountains, the highest of them being Karabayka (544 m) on the south-western shore of Lake Itkul. Here in Lake Itkul small river flows Karabayka.


Lakeside Itkul
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